Siemens launches its new AI-powered assistant for industrial engineering
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! Industrial manufacturing firm Siemens has unv…
Optimizing 3D printing performance with Bondtech’s Core Heating Technology
Core Heating Technology (CHT) from Bondtech, the Swedish manufacturer of world-leading filament feeders, increases 3D printing speeds by over 30%. CHT…
Materialise adds novel AM materials to its portfolio
Belgian 3D printing company Materialise has introduced three new materials to its AM portfolio. These materials include Polyamide 12S (PA 12S), Polyamide 11 (PA 11) for Multi Jet Fusion, and Carbon Fi…
Mcor Adds a Plus to its Matrix 3D Printer
At the recent TCT Live 2012 Exhibition, Mcor Technologies, a company that manufacturers the only line of paper 3D printers in the world, launched an upgrade of its Matrix 3D printer — the Matrix 300+.…
A Round Up of 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing Developments at the TCTLive Conference
The TCT Live 2012 Conference on Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing turned out to be a milestone for me as it was the last one that I will be involved with organizing — after 16 years there were so…
Kickstarter Money Pouring In For Form 1
Buzz surrounding the just announced Form 1 3D Printer is not limited to just general media hype – the concrete demand for the innovative 25 micron layer capable device is also evident. With still almo…
3D Printing Cellulose Tightens the Gap Between Engineering And Arts Students
Last week the big news regarding 3D printable materials were about Laywoo-3D, a FDM filament created out of a wood/polymer composite which could produce amazingly realistic looking results – resemblin…
Stratasys & Edison Nation Presents: 9th Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge
Stratasys recently launched the 2013 Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge – a design contest for innovative students that has awarded over 100,000 USD in scholarships. The 2013 contest is organised …
Strength Through Software – 3D Printed Objects v.1.2
In the transition phase of 3D printing where a personal printer is not yet a household must, the thirst for creating something unique and distinctive still needs to be quenched. To fullfill this need …
Billed as the first truly high-resolution, low-cost 3D printer for design professionals: Formlabs Launches the Form 1 3D Printer
Today sees the launch of the latest “prosumer” 3D printer from Formlabs. A year in development, Formlabs has been working on a brand new 3D printer concept — Form 1 — which offers true professional qu…
Teenage Engineering – 3D Printed Accessories for OP-1 Synthesizer
The Stockholm based company Teenage Engineering launched their much anticipated OP-1 Synthesizer last year, which received tons of media attention for such a niche product. The OP-1 is the all-in-one …
3D Systems Partners With the Smithsonian on 3D Digitisation Project
3D Systems Corporation announced their latest multi-year partnership agreement with the world renowned Smithsonian Institution to provide 3D printing services and technology. The Smithsonian is the wo…
KamerMaker: 3D Printing is Scaling Up
Most designers and makers working with 3D printing are currently having to focus on the size of their objects given the relatively small size of the production capabilities of the current commercial 3…
From Clicks to Bricks – a New Era of 3D Printing Retail
The year to date has already brought us several new companies and their take on 3D printers – with some receiving more publicity than others. However, while practically all of the respective com…
3D Printed DSLR Body from RepRap
3D Printing technology is contributing to the development of a new production technique for fully functional photography equipment. The minds behind the much vaunted RepRap 3D printer movement have j…